Chapter 443 – Chapter 45
A surprise invasion of the Kingdom of LucyArcanel.
However, the Foreign Press Association, which had already prepared, calmly assessed the situation.
“The enemy number is approximately 12,000, and there are no additional troops to be seen.”
“Ha. Look at these bastards? They’re barely attacking with this number?”
The Foreign Alliance, which was controlled through brainwashing, mental manipulation, parasitism, etc., Had hundreds or tens of millions of workers and soldiers.
In addition, there are over thousands of knight-level soldiers who have preyed on those with outstanding talent.
“Unlike a normal war, we are moving as if we are charging rather than occupying a base.”
“Their goal must be the cathedral.”
Even if you are the enemy, you will aim for the cathedral.
That place is the source of the power of the foreign media union.
“But are they really the only ones? What about other kingdoms?”
Kang Myeong-cheol checked the situation elsewhere to see if he was suspicious that only one kingdom had moved.
“We were suspicious about that too, so we checked.”
“Other kingdoms are also gathering troops, but there is no sign of support.”
“The Karaiden territory looked like it was preparing for an invasion.”
“There is a high probability that they will either destroy us and the Kingdom of LuceArcanel, or attack the surviving side.”
Strangely enough, a spy sent to the Kingdom of LuceArcanel has gone missing, but other places have been asking for the usual information.
“Stupid guys. If we had attacked from multiple directions, we would have had a chance.”
If the kingdoms had united and advanced in various directions, they would not have been able to concentrate their forces in one place.
“It would have been a question of whether to finish it long or short anyway.”
“That’s right. In the end, victory is ours.”
“It would have been better to finish it all at once instead of having to fight multiple times.”
Even if the entire Western Continent joins forces to attack, victory is certain.
“By the way, these guys are stupid too. It’s 10 days from there to the cathedral, so you thought we wouldn’t do anything during that time?”
“Still, you have to be careful about the enemy’s breakthrough power.”
“According to reports, the gateway was instantly destroyed by the Jute Tribe.”
“I’ve heard rumors, but it’s definitely strong. But the next gateway won’t be destroyed by brute force.”
The Foreign Media Alliance also built gateways on various routes when the Kingdom of LuceArcanel targeted the cathedral.
Since the enemy is moving along the shortest path, the next step is a gateway with a distortion field that cannot be broken by force.
If the enemy stops moving there, you can crush them with overwhelming force.
“First, organize quick-moving guys. Just harass them, so they can’t rest properly…”
“What!?”
Kang Myeong-cheol frowned when someone suddenly shouted.
“Hey, I’m talking now.”
“I’m sorry! But I have urgent news now!”
The leaders of the most powerful denominations among each denomination gathered at the command center.
One of them has lost his cool and is struggling.”
“They say the kingdom’s army has breached the second gate!”
“… What?”
Kang Myeong-cheol saw no change in the leader’s urgent news.
After about two seconds of silence, his face distorted.
“What do you mean? That’s not a place that can be destroyed even if you’re strong!”
He, who was very suspicious, also tried to break through the gate himself.
So he was sure that he would spend a lot of time there.
“At first, the Jute Clan struggled with their strength, but they withstood it. However, then four spellcasters appeared and dismantled the sacred spell on the gate…”
Vampire Lord, Vaneth.
Divine tree Neledriel.
Magical genius, Charlize.
And Kaicent absorbed their knowledge and skills.
These four people worked together to dismantle the gateway’s distortion field in a matter of minutes.
Of course, those stationed there tried to stop it, but the four types of magic moved as one body and collapsed the defense.
“First, contact the people around you and stop them! Tell them to mobilize all the meat shields and buy time!”
“Yes!”
Each religious leader issued orders on the spot using their own communication network that allowed them to communicate with believers.
After a while, the religious leaders who received the report from the believers looked sad.
“We gathered 100,000 people nearby and blocked the road.”
“Good. That should be enough to buy us some time. Even if we attack the strong ones anyway, we won’t be able to cause any damage, so tell us to focus on targeting the soldiers.”
The meat shields that listen to our orders are the same as the undead.
Even if I feel pain or my body is broken, I follow orders and rush to kill the enemy.
If there are 100,000 of them, it will take quite some time to process them.
Since Kang Myeong-cheol confirmed that the enemy was coming by the shortest route, he began to plan defense accordingly.
“What? Annihilation!?”
However, less than 20 minutes later, another urgent report was delivered.
Also, 100,000 meat shields were wiped out.
“…”
Even Kang Myeong-cheol, who gets nervous when something he doesn’t like, made a stupid face for a while, probably because it felt unrealistic.
A few minutes later, there was shouting and the sound of something breaking.
* * * * * *
Several groups of scouts appeared in the darkness.
No, more accurately, it came back.
The leaders of the scouting party gathered in front of Lillian, who was waiting for them.
“Nothing special.”
“It wasn’t here either.”
“Good job. Let’s prepare for camping.”
Her powerful voice flowed through her magic, ordering all soldiers to camp.
Then, other soldiers and those with different marks installed something outside through the subspace pocket.
It is a mass-produced artifact that makes it impossible to see or hear from the outside.
But that’s all, no bonfires or barracks were installed.
Instead, when the soldiers tapped the back of the helmet, it transformed into a visor that covered the eyes.
It has been switched to night vision mode that allows you to see in the dark.
In that state, I received a box containing military rations from a platoon member with a subspace pouch.
When I opened the box and tore off the top of the sealed bag, steaming meat stew came out.
They tore open the other items and bags in the box and ate the freshly made food.
“Wow~ It’s seeping into my body~”
“Maybe it’s because I’m moving my body so vigorously, but my body wants a rich taste.”
The atmosphere was very good as we achieved a complete victory without a single casualty and realized how strong our country was.
“I now understand why the Jute Clan are legendary creatures.”
“I still remember breaking down the castle wall with my body.”
Even after the enemy’s 100,000-strong army, the foreign media coalition’s interference continued.
However, each time, Lillian’s group appeared and crushed the enemy’s obstruction, and the soldiers easily broke through by cleaning up after them.
“Whoa. Damn it.”
However, some soldiers were so distraught that they frowned after eating several times.
“What’s wrong?”
“The people we killed today. They were all insane.”
“You said heretics who serve foreign media control people. Did you fall asleep during mental education?”
My fellow soldiers couldn’t understand why I was now so distraught after knowing everything through mental education.
“No, I knew about it through education, but I didn’t know it would be this serious.”
The distraught soldier expressed his anxiety.
“A stooped old man ran in front of me and broke his leg bones. The kids, who were no bigger than his knees, clung to his legs and a bit into his armor even though their teeth were falling out and blood was pouring out.”
“It was definitely a bit creepy. But why?”
“To think that’s what will happen to my family if we lose…”
“That’s why we’re here to prevent that from happening.”
“I know. I know… Sigh. I’m worried about how much more terrible things we’ll see in the future.”
Although they received training and mental education for a year, there were soldiers who were distraught because the horrors they saw with their own eyes were beyond their imagination.
Since the individual had no choice but to overcome this, the officers comforted him by saying that he had to fight for his family.
Still, except for them, the atmosphere was generally very good.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere of the Guardian Corps, located separately from the soldiers, was more serious than theirs.
“…”
“…”
The Guardian Corps members who received a meal from the Kingdom Army looked at each other blankly.
“Isn’t the real danger in the West Continent something else?”
I know that the kingdom’s armor is strong.
However, when I saw the armor again, it became more dangerous than before.
In the past, it was an armor with only a few functions, but now it has become a comprehensive walking weapon set with the addition of machine guns, high explosives, multiple rockets, energy discharge, and shields.
Since there were 10,000 such weapons gathered together, even if 100,000 came in, it would be easy to turn them into pieces of meat in an instant.
Of course, this world was wary of foreign species with Earth-made weapons and developed several defensive magics.
The real problem is that all weapons are imbued with magic.
Earth-made weapons can be easily defended by using magic that only controls physical force, but if there is magic in them, the story becomes complicated.
Not only does the power become stronger, but all existing defensive magic becomes useless.
This sense of crisis spread to the high-ranking executives who participated in the war with Rick.
“Grand Master. The power of the kingdom’s army is too dangerous.”
“I agree. If that armor has developed to its current level of performance in just one year, there is no telling what the results will be in the future.”
“The special agents who terrorized the Foreign Media Alliance also agreed that the weapons provided by the kingdom were enough to destroy the balance of the world.”
Rick, who of course knew that this story would come out, had a calm face.
“As you said, the power of the Kingdom of LuceArcanel surpassed common sense. However, even in the war a year ago, they could have used it if they wanted to.”
“Yes?”
It wasn’t something that developed in just one year, but it was a technology that existed originally?
“That doesn’t make sense. Then why didn’t you use this power back then?”
If it had been them, they would have mass-produced this weapon and dominated the entire Western Continent.
“If that were the case, we too would have felt a sense of crisis and would have fallen into the cycle of killing and killing, trying to destroy the Kingdom of LucyArcanel somehow. When we found out about this, we could see the queen’s sincerity.”
According to what he said, the only immediate threat is the foreign media alliance.
But there was one thing I was worried about.
“But will they keep their promise even after the queen dies?”
“That’s right. There’s no way for descendants to do the same.”
If the queen’s children become aware of the gap between themselves and foreign countries, they may feel a desire to conquer.
By then, all of Lucy Archenel’s problems would have been solved.
“I discussed that too. Fortunately, the armor-making technology does not belong to the kingdom, but to Kaicent. The boy promised not to allow his descendants to abuse this technology.”
“Is it that boy again?”
When Kaicent came out here, everyone looked bored.
This is because it directly or indirectly reveals its presence in most issues related to the Kingdom of LucyArcanel.
Like some hate country somewhere, if you take a quick picture when you think something is strange, it’s the correct answer.
“Hmm? Um, I understand. I’ll be there soon.”
At that time, a call came through Rick’s communicator.
“Is this a message from the Queen?”
“The enemy’s attacks will become more intense in the future, so let’s prepare a preparedness plan.”
Certainly, there were almost no enemy attacks from the middle.
The speed of this side’s advance is shocking even to the same side, so it probably means that they will give it a day and start a full-scale counterattack tomorrow.
“Please pass on what I said to your subordinates. As long as the Foreign Press Association exists, there should never be any antagonism between us.”
* * * * * *
After meeting with Rick.
Kaicent, who was alone for the first time in a while, took a deep breath towards the kingdom with a heavy face.
“Ha.”
After the children were born, every day was fun and happy.
I felt a sense of happiness that I never got tired of watching children squirming all day.
But now…
“Mr. West.”
“Akina.”
At that time, Akina, who was suffering from withdrawal symptoms without Kaicent, came to visit him.
“Don’t worry about the babies. We have a defense device and a party girl installed just in case.”
Since someone had to prepare for emergencies, Merencia and Patishia, the least skilled, took on the role of protecting the Karaiden territory and the capital.
“How did you know what I was thinking?”
“Hehe. She’s your wife.”
Akina, who had now naturally made a bewitching face, winked.
“But that’s only half the answer.”
“Huh? Then what is the remaining half?”
However, I frowned when I heard that Kaicent got only half of it right.
“I feel fortunate that this war broke out.”
“The West?”
Kaicent wants war?
Kaicent, who spent happy days watching children, came up with an answer that was difficult to imagine.
“Thanks to my mother, she was spared from being consumed by the malice of war, but even so, a hatred remains in my heart that will never go away.”
“It’s Kang Myeong-cheol.”
There is no one who does not know about the relationship between Kaicent and Kang Myeong-cheol.
“The hatred won’t go away until one of them dies. So when my kids know nothing, I want to be a good dad after I kill that guy and vent my ugly feelings.”
The heart of a father who does not want to show his children his ugly side.
“As proof, the joy of finally being able to kill him is stronger than the longing.”
If you don’t think about the children, your mind will fill with thoughts of killing Kang Myeong-cheol.
“I really want to see it.”
What kind of person is Kaicent, who hates fighting, to have such twisted emotions?
“You can look forward to it. No matter what you imagine, I will show you less than that.”
I can assure you.
Because no matter what you compare yourself to, you are a human being who needs to apologize to the person you are comparing to.
‘No matter what I do, there is no way for you to escape. No, it doesn’t matter if you run away. Now I can chase you no matter how far you run away.’
As long as Artemis is supplied with resources, even if Kang Myeong-cheol escapes, he will not last long.
No, to be honest, if the guy ran away ugly this time, he would.
Because I want to enjoy being in the position of always being chased, not being able to sleep properly, struggling with hunger, and suffering.
‘No, you shouldn’t think like this.’
You can’t raise children enjoying these feelings.
Every time he thought about Kang Myeong-cheol, his anger and hatred boiled over, and Kaicent felt that he was becoming like his father, and he vowed to relieve these feelings by killing him.
